Recent practice guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics now include a recommendation for assessment and intervention for ADHD before they begin elementary school, but many clinicians are unsure about exactly what treatment to recommend. A recent paper sponsored by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and published in the the journal JAMA […]
Age 5 Behavior Linked to Maternal and Child Nutrition
Many studies have found associations between specific nutrition deficiency states or gross malnutrition and child behavior, but lacking are more global studies that examine the link between more typical diets in general and behavioral outcomes. The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study is a prospective study that recruited mothers when they were pregnant and followed […]
Tags: behavior, mental health, nutrition
Parental Bed Sharing with Infants More Popular
Parents co-sleeping with their infants is a common and accepted practice worldwide. In response to data linking co-sleeping with an increased rate of sudden infant death syndrome, however, the American Academy of Pediatrics since 1992 has recommended that infants share a room but not a bed with their infants. This recent study from the […]
Tags: bed sharing, cosleeping, family bed, sids